Apple's Developer Academy Costs $20,000 Per Student, Taxpayers Footing Millions of the Bill [Report]
iclarified - Apple's Developer Academy in Detroit is drawing attention for its steep operating costs and the heavy burden it places on public funding, raising questions about whether the program delivers enough value for the investment. An in-depth review of the initi…
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“GOG Stands for Freedom, Independence, and Genuine Control,” Says Michał Kiciński, the GOG Co-Founder Who Just Acquired the Digital Store from CD Projekt RED
David Carcasole / wccftech - Co-founder of CD Projekt RED and of Good Old Games (GOG), Michał Kiciński, has just acquired the digital storefront from CD Projekt RED. Kiciński, CDPR, and GOG announced the news today in a blog post on the official GOG Blog, as Kiciński promises to keep…
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Nvidia Finalizes $5 Billion Purchase of Intel Shares
PYMNTS / pymnts - Nvidia has purchased $5 billion in Intel shares as part of a larger tech partnership. Intel confirmed the purchase of 214.7 million shares in a securities filing Monday (Dec. 29), concluding a deal first announced in September. A report on the purchase by…
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Apple Appeals $1.8 Billion UK Antitrust Ruling Over App Store Fees
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple has asked the UK Court of Appeal to overturn a £1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) antitrust ruling that found the company overcharged millions of App Store users, escalating one of the most significant competition cases ever brought against the company in…
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UK Accounting Body To Halt Remote Exams Amid AI Cheating
msmash / slashdot - The world's largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications. From a report: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), …
Editor: Is it AI cheating, or AI productivity boosting? Accounting is about the application of rules and judgment en masse - it strikes me that the exams need to test student's ability to validate their sources (is the model's output factually correct?) and apply their own judgment - or validate the model's work. I wonder how much of the problem here is poor test design methodology.
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Apple assembly partner victim of a supply chain cyberattack
appleinsider - A Chinese assembler working for Apple was the target of cyberattacks in December, with the event potentially causing product line details to be leaked to attackers.Manufacturing for AppleApple's massive supply chain is a prime target for hackers keen to e…
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Xiaomi Co-Founder Lin Bin Announces Long-Term Share Sale Plan of Up to USD 2 Billion
pandaily - Xiaomi co-founder and Vice Chairman Lin Bin has announced a planned sale of up to $2 billion worth of shares over several years, starting in late 2026, with proceeds earmarked for a new investment fund.
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Former IBM CEO and savior Louis Gerstner dies aged 83
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Louis Gerstner, the former Chief Executive Officer credited with saving IBM Corp. from bankruptcy, has died aged 83, the company revealed on Sunday. Gerstner (pictured) served as Chairman and CEO of IBM from 1993 to 2002, taking over during one of the dar…
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